Antje
# Antje

Antje /ˈɑːntjə/ is a female name. It is a Low German and Dutch diminutive form of Anna. Once a very common name in the northern part of the Netherlands, its popularity has steadily declined since 1900.

## People

* Antje "Nina" Baanders-Kessler (1915–2002), Dutch sculptor and medalist
* Antje Blumenthal (born 1947), German politician, member of the Christian Democratic Union
* Antje Boetius (born 1967), German marine biologist
* Antje Buschschulte (born 1978), German swimmer
* Antje Duvekot (born 1976), singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts
* Antje Danielson (born 1957), German-born American geochemist, co-founder of Zipcar
* Antje Frank (born 1968), German rower
* Antje Garden [de] (1951–1993), German television presenter
* Antje Gleichfeld (born 1938), German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres
* Antje Harvey (born 1967), German cross country skier and biathlete
* Antje Huber (1924–2015), German Minister for Youth, Family and Health
* Antje Jackelén (born 1955), Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala
* Antje-Katrin Kühnemann [de] (born 1945), German medical doctor and TV presenter of health related programs
* Antje Angela Malestein (born 1993), Dutch handball player
* Antje Geertje "Ans" Markus (born 1947), Dutch painter
* Antje Möldner-Schmidt (born 1984), German middle-distance runner
* Antje Nikola Mönning (born 1978), German actress
* Antje Paarlberg (1808–1885), Dutch emigrant to the United States, inspiration for the novel "So Big"
* Antje Elisabeth "Anne" van Schuppen (born 1960), Dutch long-distance runner
* Antje Stille (born 1961), East German swimmer
* Antje Rávic Strubel (born 1974), German writer
* Antje Traue (born 1981), German actress
* Antje Vollmer (1943–2023), German Green Party politician
* Antje Vowinckel (born 1964), German radio artist and musician
* Antje Weithaas (born 1966), German classical violinist
* Antje Zöllkau (born 1963), East German javelin thrower

## Fictional

* Frau Antje, fictional Dutch character used in the advertising of Dutch cheese in Germany
